Ernest Harding (rugby union)
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Full nameErnest Harold Harding
Born22 May 1899
Mile End, England
Died25 December 1980 (aged 81)
Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Position
Back-row
| Full name | Ernest Harold Harding | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 May 1899 Mile End, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 December 1980 (aged 81) Liskeard, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Harold Harding (22 May 1899 – 25 December 1980) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
A back-row forward, Harding played his rugby for Devonport Services and the Royal Navy.[2]
Harding had to wait until he was 31 years-of-age to gain an England cap, due to his Navy duties often making him unavailable for selection. He made his only international appearance in a 1931 Five Nations match against Ireland at Twickenham, as wing-forward in an all new back row, along with Pop Dunkley and Peter Hordern.[3]